Larvel said:
I received a subpeona in michigan. It is dated for 9/21/00.
It is accompanied by a letter stating the new trial date(march 8,2001)and asks me to honor old subpeona. Legally, do I have to honor the old subpeona?
My response:
Simple answer : Yes.
Once you are served with a Subpoena, you are under "court order" to comply, with the exception of any changes made to the "order" by the issuing attorney.
You see, what has undoubtedly happened, the court has "continued" the trial date on it's own Motion (Sua Sponte) and has merely "put off" the original trial date to a new date - - for any number of reasons. But, that doesn't mean that the Subpoena has "expired". The only way you can be released from the orders contained in the Subpeona, and any subsequent changes, is when the issuing party or attorney tells you you're released. Otherwise, if you fail to appear, you'll be in "hot soup" with the judge.
Don't make that mistake.
IAAL